In fact, a total of 67 countries suffered net declines in political rights and civil liberties in 2016, compared to 36 that showed gains.

It marked the 11th straight year in which declines outnumbered gains.

When it comes to civil liberties and political rights of the world’s population:

39% are free

25% are partly free

36% are not free

Of 195 countries surveyed on political rights and civil liberties:

45% are free

30% are partly free

25% are not free

The share of “free countries” has declined over the past decade, while the share of “not free countries” has risen.

We in America enjoy the blessings of a free enterprise system that does not need to be crippled by burdensome Internet regulations.

And that includes making sure Net Neutrality regulations are not reinstated.

Net Neutrality is a misleading label if there ever was one. There is nothing neutral about it. Under Obama, it was a just another scheme to have the federal government control the Internet through the FCC.

House Republicans in April rolled back the regulations. But there are those that want to reinstate these constricting rules.

We don’t need government-defined frameworks, we need free markets, where content and infrastructure discipline one another in the marketplace to benefit all.

Craig Huey is author and publisher of The Huey Report and a frequent guest on TV including Fox and radio stations such as KKLA, KWVE and KBRT. He is also the president of LAVoterGuide.com, JudgeVoterGuide.com, CraigHuey.com, ElectionForum.org (his popular website that shows more than half a million conservatives how to vote their values) as well as other conservative websites.